I would like to thank Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson for allowing this hearing to take place today and all my colleagues for their bipartisan support in standing up again...
I commend the Committee for its leadership in proceeding with a hearing on the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017...
These are appalling crimes that target the most vulnerable individuals in our society and undermine human dignity and th...
Congress has a duty to defend the Constitution of the United States and to uphold the principles for which it stands.
One of the reasons why you are having to impose these burdens and the extended deployments and the lack of readiness is ...
Your presence here renews and invigorates this committee's commitment to making sure that every single life of every sin...
I assure you that this committee will do everything we can to support the Navy leadership's efforts to course correct, b...
We also have a duty to eliminate all forms of modern-day slavery and human trafficking.
If you keep deploying ships more than 7 months a year, you're not going to keep good people in the Navy.
I think the men and women who are serving in the Navy would like to see some immediate action taken.
Politics prevailed here.